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express

 
 
/ɪkˈspres/ adverb

Definition

COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT using a service that sends packages and letters faster than is possible with the usual method: Send the letter express, next-day delivery.
(Definition of express adverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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